Series of Battles on the Isonzo River
The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of twelve military engagements between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I. They took place along the I...
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The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of twelve military engagements between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I. They took place along the I...
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World War I, also known as the Great War, began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The conflict quick...
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Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904) was an Austro‑Hungarian journalist, playwright, and writer who is considered a founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl pr...
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August–November 1918 — Germany and its allies face military retreat, shortages, exhaustion and growing political instability. Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-...
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4 June 1916 — Russian General Aleksei Brusilov launches a major offensive against Austria-Hungary. Innovative preparation and attacks across a broad front produce spec...
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July 1914 — Russian leaders view Serbia as both a political partner and a test of Russian great-power credibility in the Balkans. Previous retreats in regional crises ...
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28 June–4 August 1914 — Sarajevo creates the crisis, but successive decisions by Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France and Britain determine how far it spreads. The...
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1912–1914 — Officials in Germany and Austria-Hungary increasingly fear that Russia and Serbia will become stronger with time. Railway construction, military reforms, p...
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1908–1914 — Austria-Hungary faces growing nationalist pressures in the Balkans following the Bosnian annexation crisis and Serbia's expansion during the Balkan Wars. S...
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1894–1914 — France and Russia are formally allied, while Britain develops strategic understandings with France and Russia. Germany remains closely aligned with Austria...
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28 June 1914 — Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie are assassinated during an official visit to Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princi...
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28 July 1914 — Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia exactly one month after the Sarajevo assassination. Artillery soon targets Belgrade. What Vienna hopes to treat a...
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23 July 1914 — Austria-Hungary presents Serbia with a severe ultimatum designed to suppress anti-Habsburg activity and permit substantial Austro-Hungarian involvement ...
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29 September 1918 — Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica after Allied breakthroughs in the Balkans. The surrender opens routes toward Austria-Hungary and the Ottom...
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5 July 1914 — Austro-Hungarian envoy Alexander Hoyos receives powerful assurances in Berlin that Germany will support Vienna if it acts against Serbia, even if Russian...
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23 May 1915 — Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary after joining the Allied side through the secret Treaty of London. Italian leaders expect territorial gains along t...
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German emperor. During the crisis he supported Austria-Hungary but later also participated in attempts to prevent escalation.
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29 October 1914 — Ottoman naval forces attack Russian Black Sea ports, bringing the Ottoman Empire into the conflict alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary. Russia decl...
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30 July 1914 — Tsar Nicholas II approves general mobilization of Russian forces after growing alarm over Austria-Hungary's attack on Serbia. Russian leaders fear that ...
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25 July 1914 — Serbia submits a conciliatory reply accepting most Austro-Hungarian demands while rejecting or qualifying provisions that would allow foreign officials ...
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1909–1917 — Bethmann Hollweg serves as German chancellor through the July Crisis and most of the first three years of war. He confirms Germany's strong support for Aus...
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